IGNOU PGDIPR Post Graduate Diploma in Intellectual Property Rights

IGNOU PGDIPR
Post Graduate Diploma in Intellectual Property Rights

The Post Graduate Diploma in Intellectual Property Rights has
been developed by the National Distance Learning Resource Centre
for IPR, IGNOU in collaboration with the World Intellectual Property
Organization (WIPO). The objectives of this programme are to:

Disseminate information on national and international IPR
issues;

Create IPR consciousness among scientists, professionals,
academicians, government officials, entrepreneurs and other
members of the society; and

Familiarize the learners about the documentation and administrative
procedures relating to IPR in India.

The WIPO is an international organization dedicated to helping
to ensure that the rights of creators and owners of intellectual
property are protected worldwide and that inventors and authors
are, thus, recognized and rewarded for their ingenuity. The international
protection acts as a spur to human creativity, pushing forward
the boundaries of science and technology and enriching the world
of literature and the arts. By providing a stable environment
for the marketing of intellectual property products, it also oils
the wheels of international trade. The number of member States
belonging to WIPO now stands at 179, over 90 percent of the world’s
countries – a reflection of the crucial importance and relevance
attached to the work of the Organization.

World Intellectual Property Organization carries out many tasks
related to the protection of Intellectual Property Rights, such
as administering international treaties, assisting governments,
organizations and the private sector, monitoring developments
in the field and harmonizing and simplifying relevant rules and
practices. In all that it does, the key words are relevance, efficiency,
communication and international cooperation.